Patrick Lao, MD, DPPS - Pediatrician

06/07/2023

28/06/2023

New clinic hours
Thursdays / Saturdays
Metropolitan med center 10am-2pm
Room 269

31/03/2022

Your best SHOT at stopping the FLU 💪😷💉
Pm for inquiries

06/01/2022

FYI~ keep safe everyone!
Source: Philippine Pediatric Society Publication

14/04/2021

Flu vaccine is now available. Get your flu shot now!

25/03/2021

ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴀʟʟ,

ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɪɴꜰᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴠɪᴅ 19 ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏᴜʀʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴏʀ ɴᴇᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴛᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ/ɪꜱᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍʙᴜʟᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴘʟꜱ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴏʀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, ɪɴꜰᴀᴄᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴏʀ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏꜱ

ᴅoɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴍʙᴀʀʀᴀꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ!

ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴀʟᴄᴏɴʏ ᴏʀ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ꜰᴇᴇᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ᴛʜᴜᴍʙꜱ ᴜᴘ,
ᴡɪꜱʜ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴇᴅʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ.

ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪʀᴜꜱ ɪꜱ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ, ꜱᴏᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍʙᴜʟᴀɴᴄᴇ, ɪɴꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏʙᴏᴅʏ’ꜱ ɢᴀᴛᴇ / ᴅᴏᴏʀ.

ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʙᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.

ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ
1. ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ
2. ᴘʀᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ
3. ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ/ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ
4. ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ “ꜰᴇᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴛ” ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴜɴᴡᴇʟʟ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀʟ. ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄᴜʀᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏᴡ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ!!

ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ!! ʟᴇᴛ'ꜱ ꜱᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴꜰɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ

ʙᴇ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ, ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ..... 💌🙏😇

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03/01/2021

What causes car sickness in children and how can I prevent it?

Car sickness is a type of motion sickness. Motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting information from the inner ears, eyes, and nerves in the joints and muscles. Children ages 2 to 12 are usually susceptible

Imagine a young child sitting low in the back seat of a car without being able to see out the window — or an older child reading a book in the car. The child's inner ear will sense motion, but his or her eyes and body won't. The result might be an upset stomach, cold sweat, fatigue, loss of appetite or vomiting.

What can you do to prevent car sickness in children?

Encourage your child to look at things outside the car rather than focusing on books, games or screens.

Traveling during nap time might help.

Give your child with light snacks don't give your child a large meal immediately before or during car travel. you may offer small, bland snack like crackers and a small drink

Provide air ventilation. Adequate air ventilation might help prevent car sickness.

Offer distractions by diverting their attention by talking, listening to music or singing songs.

The use medication such as dimenhydrinate (Dramamine) or diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Both medications work best if taken about an hour before traveling. Ask your trusted pediatrician prior giving medication for proper dosage.

source: https://www.healthychildren.org
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/childrens-health/expert-answers/car-sickness-in-children/faq-20057876

03/01/2021

Happy New Year!
Clinic resumes january 4
New clinic schedules for this year
Thank you 😀

29/12/2020

FYI mommies.. pls share :)

29/11/2020

Most babies nurse to sleep and wake 1-3 times during the night especially newborn babies. Breastfeeding is obviously designed to comfort and help a baby to sleep. It calms and can even help your baby handle stress better. Sucking releases hormones in both mother and baby, which results in a sleepy feeling.

Breastfeeding mothers are told to take the baby off the breast, because it seems useless or no good. But is this true? What does a baby do when she uses us as a pacifier/dummy?

Babies under three months old does when breastfeeding (after three months of age this will change a bit and feeding patterns are different)

1.Baby starts to feed with quick suction movements. This type of suction triggers the milk ejection reflex
2.As baby feeds, mothers experience a tickling feeling. The baby changes suction pattern and her motion becomes more rhythmic and deeper.
3.This suction rhythm lasts about 3-5 minutes. At this stage, the baby is relaxed and seems to fall asleep while feeding. This is when the second part of feeding pattern begins
4.Non-nutritional suction occurs, small amounts of milk are still accumulated. When baby is full, they will swallow it
It is perfectly normal for babies to feed on the same breast until they feel satisfied and come off the breast on their own
Both phases of breastfeeding is important in making your baby feed with your milk and to feel safe and calm.

When to Unlatch Baby

Should you un-latch baby at this point? The answers can vary. If you are comfortable, your ni**le and breasts are comfortable and you don't feel like you need to take this precious time to catch up on sleep, you can hold your baby and allow them to continue to comfort suck until you are ready to unlatch. This will comfort baby and will flood your body with valuable breast-feeding hormones. However, if you have sore or tender ni**les or experience blanching and pain you will want to unlatch your baby. Your baby may confuse you when you try to unlatch because they may begin to suck again, this is simply a reflex and not typically a sign that baby is still hungry. Typically, once a baby is passively sucking, you will be able to lay baby down in crib. You can use that valuable “me” time to get much-needed sleep or that overdue shower that you have been missing.

Source . Article /blog lactapp.org
Modernmilk

12/11/2020

FYI~ keep safe everyone!
Source: Phil Society of Nephrology

26/10/2020

The time where we start introducing different food to our child is a crucial stage that may determine their eating habits ang nourishment.

Tip: See the importance of introducing different vegetables to your child, it is likely to increase consumption of a variety of vegetables as the he grows